Biography

Born: 09 December 1979 in Okinawa, Japan

Genre: Pop

Years Active: '90s, '00s

Olivia is not one of the easiest talents to pin down in Japanese pop, and not only because she is half-Japanese, half-American. She debuted in 1996 in the short-lived all-girl group D&D before going solo, and her musical eclecticism, whispery vocals, sometimes dark themes, and gothic look put her out of sync with J-pop's mainstream — namely...